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Happy New Year TPU- enter to win a $50 Steam gift (ended 1/2/2023- congrats to the winners!))

Thread starter Norton
Start date Jan 1, 2023

LifeOnMars

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	6700 XT
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Gigabyte G24F-2 (180Hz Freesync) & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact w/Dark Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	MSI MPG A850GF (850w)
VR HMD	Rift S

Jan 2, 2023

#51

I'm in!

Thanks to Norton for the opportunity and Happy New Year to everyone.

LFaWolf

System Name	Main System
Processor	i9-10940x
Motherboard	MSI X299 Xpower Gaming AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S + Second Fan
Memory	G.Skill 64GB @3200MHz XMP
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus; 2TB Corsair Force MP600; 2TB Samsung PM981a
Display(s)	Dell U4320Q; LG 43MU79-B
Case	Corsair A540
Audio Device(s)	Creative Lab SoundBlaster ZX-R
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300
Mouse	Logitech MK550
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum XT Brown Switches
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 - 6910; FireStrike Ultra - 13241; TimeSpy Extreme - 10067; Port Royal - 13855

Jan 2, 2023

#52

I am in, thank you!

BarbaricSoul

System Name	Barb's Domain
Processor	i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory	2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 FE
Storage	500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s)	Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case	SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882

Jan 2, 2023

#53

I'm in

TheHunter

System Name	-aLiEn beaTs-
Processor	Intel i7 11700kf @ 5.055Ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z490 Unify
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro RGB
Memory	G.skill Royal Silver 4400 cl17 @ 4403mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 980TI AMP!Omega Factory OC 1418MHz
Storage	Intel SSD 330, Crucial SSD MX300 & MX500
Display(s)	Samsung C24FG73 144HZ
Case	CoolerMaster HAF 932 USB3.0
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium HD @ 2.1 Bose acoustimass 5
Power Supply	CoolerMaster 850W v2 gold atx 2.52
Mouse	Razer viper 8k
Keyboard	Logitech G19s
Software	Windows 11 Pro 21h2 64Bit
Benchmark Scores	► ♪♫♪♩♬♫♪♭

Jan 2, 2023

#54

I'm in , thanks!

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Staff member

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

Jan 2, 2023

#55

About 4 hours to go- will do a last call post just prior to selecting a winner*
*Selection will be done using random.org (or similar)

Good luck to the entrants and Thanks to all of the members who posted to this thread :lovetpu:

:lovetpu:

Blaeza

System Name	My first new build
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B450M mortar max
Cooling	Deepcool AK620
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200@XMP3200
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 6900XT Toxic Air Cooled
Storage	Samsung 870 QVO 1TB x 2, Lexar 256 GB, Western Digital SN550 500 GB nvme
Display(s)	32" LG GN600
Case	Aerocool Eclipse
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G PRO X/Edifier M201BT
Power Supply	MSI MPG AGF 850 watt gold
Mouse	Glorious Model D
Keyboard	Redragon Vara K551P
Software	Windows 11

Jan 2, 2023

#56

I'm in, being a peasant and all...

S

SimpleTECH

Processor	Intel Core i9-13900K
Motherboard	ASUS ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI
Cooling	Custom water
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB DDR5-6400 CL32
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 4090
Storage	Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus
Display(s)	LG 27GN950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL (Dark Tint)
Power Supply	SAMA XP1000W
Mouse	DAREU EM901
Keyboard	RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK100 (white with blue switches)

Jan 2, 2023

#57

I'm in (to lose it.. hehe)

aShqrk

Jan 2, 2023

#58

I’m in
good luck everyone

Yukikaze

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

Jan 2, 2023

#59

I'm in if not too late

Courier 6

Jan 2, 2023

#60

I´m in!

sam_86314

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

Jan 2, 2023

#61

I'm in if not too late. :lovetpu:

:lovetpu:

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Staff member

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

Jan 3, 2023

#62

~~About~~ 15 ~~minutes to go- will close entries at 8:00 PM EST/01:00 UTC and draw the winner just after.~~ TIMES UP!

Watch this post for the announcement of the winner (see below)

~~If you still want a shot then now is the time!~~

AND THE WINNER IS....
@Hugis

Newyear2023 winner.jpg

Hugis said:
Count me in !

And WB @Norton , good to see you around again mate

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED IN!!!!

Last edited: Jan 3, 2023

Hugis

Moderator

Staff member

System Name	Office / Gamer Mk IV
Processor	i5 - 12500
Motherboard	TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4
Cooling	Themalright Peerless Assassin 120 RGB
Memory	32GB (2x16) Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 "micron B die"
Video Card(s)	UHD770 / PNY 4060Ti (www.techpowerup.com/review/pny-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-verto)
Storage	P41Plat - SN770 - 980Pro - BX500
Display(s)	Philips 246E9Q 75Hz @ 1920 * 1080
Case	Corsair Carbide 200R
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC897 (On Board)
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold v2
Mouse	Rii M01(3360Sensor)
Keyboard	Logitech S530 - mac
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Jan 3, 2023

#63

Norton said:
~~About~~ 15 ~~minutes to go- will close entries at 8:00 PM EST/01:00 UTC and draw the winner just after.~~ TIMES UP!

Watch this post for the announcement of the winner (see below)

~~If you still want a shot then now is the time!~~

AND THE WINNER IS....
@Hugis

View attachment 277260

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED IN!!!!

Wow what a way to start the year!
Pmed you buddy @Norton

Shrek

System Name	HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 3647h
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	Asus NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 (fan-less)
Storage	2TB Micron SATA SSD; 2TB Seagate Firecuda 3.5" HDD
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	12V HP proprietary
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Jan 3, 2023

#64

Just to say thanks again for the fun; that I didn't win was not important.

Last edited: Jan 3, 2023

DeathtoGnomes

System Name	Dumbass
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling	Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory	G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s)	GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage	Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s)	1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s)	onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K100
Software	windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores	https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2

Jan 3, 2023

#65

Norton said:
I'm in!

This!

LifeOnMars

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	6700 XT
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Gigabyte G24F-2 (180Hz Freesync) & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact w/Dark Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	MSI MPG A850GF (850w)
VR HMD	Rift S

Jan 3, 2023

#66

Congrats to Hugis, thanks again to Norton for the giveaway.

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Staff member

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

Jan 3, 2023

#67

Adding a second chance prize this evening... see below

I'll pick a second name and you pick a Steam game, up to 25 USD and I will purchase and send you/gift you the code*

Have a few extra bucks in my Steam account and my game library is full enough atm

Entries are locked- no additional postings to enter.

Open up those wish lists and keep an eye on this thread and your PM's

* offer valid only in areas that allow this to be done

lemonadesoda

System Name	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

Jan 3, 2023

#68

Count me in !

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Staff member

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

Jan 3, 2023

#69

AND THE 2nd CHANCE WINNER IS....

@dont whant to set it"'

Newyear2023 2nd chance winner.jpg

Happy New Year TPU- enter to win a $50 Steam gift (ended 1/2/2023- congrats to the winners!))

norton is back woo I'm in Crammed a 5800X and a 3070 and evga supernova 850w psu in my brothers prebuilt for xmas psu is a TIGHT fit as there a hdd cage in the bottom we will see how long the oem board lasts lol now all he needs is some games to play

www.techpowerup.com

Congrats and you have a PM incoming :toast:

:toast:

:lovetpu:

Will give you about 12 hours to claim, will redraw if no response

Last edited: Jan 3, 2023

LifeOnMars

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	6700 XT
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Gigabyte G24F-2 (180Hz Freesync) & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact w/Dark Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	MSI MPG A850GF (850w)
VR HMD	Rift S

Jan 4, 2023

#70

Congrats to don't whant to set it.

Let's hope 2023 is going to be a stellar year for us all, wherever you are, and life can all start to return to normal (including world pricing/economies/pandemic)

Good memories and good health going forward

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